Dr. Jonathan Schroden
@jjschroden.bsky.social
22 years as a military operations analyst. Lots on DOD happenings, especially special ops & irregular warfare. Author of a forthcoming book on the history of US counterterrorism in Afghanistan. All views my own, RT not endorsement. Be droll, not a troll.
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ICYMI: The legislative package passed Wednesday by the House and signed by Donald Trump to end the government shutdown includes funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense Department infrastructure projects for a full year. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
House passes legislation to end government shutdown, fund the VA and military infrastructure
The bill will fund the Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense Department infrastructure projects for a full year.
www.stripes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
ICYMI: The legislative package passed Wednesday by the House and signed by Donald Trump to end the government shutdown includes funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense Department infrastructure projects for a full year. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
Looks like we can add another approach (airdropping less-productive poppy seeds) to the failed attempts to curb #Afghanistan's opium crops during the US war there
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Inside the CIA’s secret mission to sabotage Afghanistan’s opium
In a decade-long operation, the CIA modified poppy seeds and dropped them by the billions from aircraft over Afghanistan in an attempt to weaken the potency of the country’s opium crop.
urldefense.us
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Looks like we can add another approach (airdropping less-productive poppy seeds) to the failed attempts to curb #Afghanistan's opium crops during the US war there
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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News Analysis: The bombings in the capital cities of India and Pakistan this week have not been directly linked, but there are fears the governments will blame each other after their previous military conflict alarmed the world.
Deadly Blasts in India and Pakistan Set Region on Edge
The rare explosions in the country’s capitals have not been directly linked, but there are fears the governments will blame each other after their previous military conflict alarmed the world.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
News Analysis: The bombings in the capital cities of India and Pakistan this week have not been directly linked, but there are fears the governments will blame each other after their previous military conflict alarmed the world.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Anyone asking that question is not meeting standards 🙄
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Anyone asking that question is not meeting standards 🙄
Three ideas:
1. Reveal he had a son with *waves at Bond girls* whose mother named him Jimmy and then pivot the franchise to his recruitment/refinement as the next James
2. Reveal that Q had him cloned
3. Set the next movie slightly earlier in the timeline of his life
It’s not that hard, really
1. Reveal he had a son with *waves at Bond girls* whose mother named him Jimmy and then pivot the franchise to his recruitment/refinement as the next James
2. Reveal that Q had him cloned
3. Set the next movie slightly earlier in the timeline of his life
It’s not that hard, really
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Three ideas:
1. Reveal he had a son with *waves at Bond girls* whose mother named him Jimmy and then pivot the franchise to his recruitment/refinement as the next James
2. Reveal that Q had him cloned
3. Set the next movie slightly earlier in the timeline of his life
It’s not that hard, really
1. Reveal he had a son with *waves at Bond girls* whose mother named him Jimmy and then pivot the franchise to his recruitment/refinement as the next James
2. Reveal that Q had him cloned
3. Set the next movie slightly earlier in the timeline of his life
It’s not that hard, really
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Raise a toast today for the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Fifty years ago the Fitz was lost on Lake Superior with no survivors.
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Raise a toast today for the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Fifty years ago the Fitz was lost on Lake Superior with no survivors.
A dank meme to whoever can guess who I saw tonight👇
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
A dank meme to whoever can guess who I saw tonight👇
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
I’m pleased to have a new piece out today with the Irregular Warfare Initiative!
In it, I give a plain English overview of the Pentagon’s new irregular warfare guidance and discuss what impact it may (or may not) have on the US military. Take a look! 👇
irregularwarfare.org/uncategorize...
In it, I give a plain English overview of the Pentagon’s new irregular warfare guidance and discuss what impact it may (or may not) have on the US military. Take a look! 👇
irregularwarfare.org/uncategorize...
The Pentagon Just Issued New Guidance on Irregular Warfare: What Does It Say and Why Should You Care?
Explore how the new Pentagon irregular warfare instruction reshapes U.S. military strategy, broadens IW roles, and influences future defense policy.
irregularwarfare.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I’m pleased to have a new piece out today with the Irregular Warfare Initiative!
In it, I give a plain English overview of the Pentagon’s new irregular warfare guidance and discuss what impact it may (or may not) have on the US military. Take a look! 👇
irregularwarfare.org/uncategorize...
In it, I give a plain English overview of the Pentagon’s new irregular warfare guidance and discuss what impact it may (or may not) have on the US military. Take a look! 👇
irregularwarfare.org/uncategorize...
Time to cook 🔥
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Time to cook 🔥
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US airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights for a second straight day largely due to shutdown
US airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights for a second straight day largely due to shutdown
The upheaval will worsen and spread beyond air travel if cancellations continue to grow and reach into Thanksgiving week, analysts warn.
dlvr.it
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
US airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights for a second straight day largely due to shutdown
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More than 1,000 people were killed, most of them Druze, during some of Syria's worst violence since longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad was toppled, causing fresh strains as the country's new leaders struggle to exert control reut.rs/3JQhXkA
November 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
More than 1,000 people were killed, most of them Druze, during some of Syria's worst violence since longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad was toppled, causing fresh strains as the country's new leaders struggle to exert control reut.rs/3JQhXkA
😳😬😳
A pitch-black cave in the Balkans is home to what appears to be the world’s largest spider web, which researchers say is a singular work of cooperation by two usually-hostile species of spider.
Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
😳😬😳
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Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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We already do, they’re called books 📚
You know how the existence of cars and power tools makes it necessary to have “exercise” and “manual crafts” as a deliberately chosen part of a balanced life?
We’re probably going to need something like that cognitively, for adults.
We’re probably going to need something like that cognitively, for adults.
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
We already do, they’re called books 📚
But the “r” is silent 🤫
The password to the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre,” according to a museum employee
Password to Louvre’s video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee
According to an employee with knowledge of the system, the password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre" at the time of the robbery last month.
abcnews.go.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
But the “r” is silent 🤫
We already do, they’re called books 📚
You know how the existence of cars and power tools makes it necessary to have “exercise” and “manual crafts” as a deliberately chosen part of a balanced life?
We’re probably going to need something like that cognitively, for adults.
We’re probably going to need something like that cognitively, for adults.
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
We already do, they’re called books 📚
I’m sure the airlines are totally fine with this loss of revenue 🙄
"The FAA will begin cutting the number of flights in the 'high traffic' parts of the country as the government shutdown grinds on...Airlines were told...Wednesday night that flight cuts would start at 4% Friday, 5% Saturday and ramp up to 10% next week"
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The FAA is set to start cutting flights to contend with delays and staffing shortages
"This is about where’s the pressure and how do we alleviate the pressure," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I’m sure the airlines are totally fine with this loss of revenue 🙄
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🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
“Too big to fail”
Where have I heard that before 🤔
Where have I heard that before 🤔
*OpenAI Would Like Federal Backstop For Data Center Investments, CFO Says -- WSJ
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Too big to fail”
Where have I heard that before 🤔
Where have I heard that before 🤔
The heck you say
🇺🇸🇸🇾 The US is preparing to establish military presence at an airbase in Damascus, - Reuters
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The heck you say